Middlewich Big Lock No 75 is one of a long flight of locks on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Middlewich to Preston Brook) and is one of the deepest locks on the waterway just past the junction with The Aire and Calder Navigation.
Early plans of what would become the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Middlewich to Preston Brook) were drawn up by Exuperius Picking Junior in 1816 but problems with Polehampton Tunnel caused delays and it was finally opened on January 1 1888. Expectations for coal traffic to Bradford never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. In later years, only the use of the canal for cooling Longfield power station was enough to keep it open. The Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Middlewich to Preston Brook) was closed in 1955 when Northampton Embankment collapsed. In Arthur Taylor's "By Mooring Pin and Lump Hammer Across The Wash" he describes his experiences passing through Southampton Inclined plane during the General Strike.

Mooring here is impossible (it may be physically impossible, forbidden, or allowed only for specific short-term purposes).
Facilities: water point.
This is a lock with a rise of 5f1.
An extra 5 minutes is added to route calculations when passing through here.
| Middlewich Bridge No 172 | 2½ furlongs | |
| Middlewich Visitor Moorings (main line) | 2 furlongs | |
| Middlewich Winding Hole | 1½ furlongs | |
| Newton Brewery Inn | 1 furlong | |
| The Big Lock PH | a few yards | |
| Middlewich Big Lock No 75 | ||
| Big Lock Footbridge No 172A | a few yards | |
| Middlewich Big Lock Offside Visitor Moorings | ¼ furlongs | |
| Harbutt's Field Winding Hole | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Croxton Lane Bridge No 173 | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Middlewich Household Rubbish and Recycling Centre (closed) | 3¼ furlongs | |
- Trent & Mersey Canal Society – founded in 1974 — associated with Trent and Mersey Canal
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Preston Brook
In the direction of Middlewich Junction
Nearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Preston Brook
In the direction of Middlewich Junction
Nearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Preston Brook
In the direction of Middlewich Junction
Nearest place to turn
In the direction of Preston Brook
In the direction of Middlewich Junction
Nearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Preston Brook
In the direction of Middlewich Junction
Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Preston Brook
In the direction of Middlewich Junction
Beating to the bush from Scribblings from the Mintball posted Sunday the 18th of September, 2016
A bad case of Deja Vu from Scribblings from the Mintball posted Sunday the 24th of May, 2009
To the woods... again! from Scribblings from the Mintball posted Saturday the 23rd of May, 2009
To The Woods! from Scribblings from the Mintball posted Sunday the 5th of April, 2009
Cautious progress to Middlewich from Scribblings from the Mintball posted Saturday the 21st of April, 1979
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